By — Liz Landers Liz Landers By — Doug Adams Doug Adams Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rep-garcia-says-voters-gave-democrats-a-mandate-to-pursue-accountability Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio With Democrats set to take control of the House, they are making plans to use their majority not only to advance legislation but also to ramp up congressional oversight. California Rep. Robert Garcia is expected to become the new chairman of the House Oversight Committee. He says Democrats have plans to move quickly with a series of investigations. Garcia joined Liz Landers to discuss more. Listen to this Segment By — Liz Landers Liz Landers Liz Landers is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers the White House and the Trump administration. Prior to joining the News Hour, she served as the national security correspondent for Scripps News, and also reported on disinformation for the network. By — Doug Adams Doug Adams
Rep. Garcia says voters gave Democrats a mandate to pursue accountability
In short
Democrats are actively preparing to assume control of the House of Representatives, where they plan to leverage their majority to advance bills and heighten oversight. California Representative Robert Garcia, anticipated to chair the House Oversight Committee, stated that the electorate granted his party a clear mandate to demand accountability. Garcia noted that lawmakers will move quickly to launch a series of investigations under their renewed authority. He detailed these forthcoming committee priorities during an interview with PBS News Hour correspondent Liz Landers.
Key points
- Democrats plan to leverage their new House majority to advance legislation and investigat…: Democrats plan to leverage their new House majority to advance legislation and investigate key matters.
- Democratic leadership intends to move quickly with multiple investigations using their ne…: Democratic leadership intends to move quickly with multiple investigations using their new congressional authority.
- Representative Garcia stated that voters delivered a clear mandate for Democrats to pursu…: Representative Garcia stated that voters delivered a clear mandate for Democrats to pursue official accountability.